Pilot scheme for cross-border ambulance transfers to Hong Kong begins on Saturday
[South China Morning Post] - 11/29/2024
Patients in Shenzhen and Macau eligible for scheme, with health professionals on both sides of border conducting assessments to avoid abuse.
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Hong Kong plans to ban vaping, possessing e-cigarette cartridges in public: source
Move is first of two-phase citywide ban on alternative smoking and flavoured tobacco products, insider says.
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong billiard halls can apply from Saturday to admit children as young as 8
New policy from Leisure and Cultural Services Department hopes to foster new talent and encourage sport’s development.
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices complete third year of decline in worst run since 2003
Prices of second-hand homes fell in December, snapping a two-month rebound, and have dropped 27 per cent over the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Home prices fell 7.1 percent in 2024
Home prices fell 7.1 percent in 2024, official figures showed on Friday. It was the third year in a row of declining (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
New World says it’s ‘business as usual’ as developer refutes rumours of default risk
Residential sales in Hong Kong continue to improve, and mainland China sales are on track, embattled company says.
[South China Morning Post] - 23/01/2025
Project delays giving Hong Kong a reputation for procrastination
Kai Tak Sports Park and West Kowloon Cultural District took over 20 years to develop and still face woes. What hope (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Tourists want to see pandas all over Hong Kong: DAB
DAB lawmakers on Friday said each district should have panda-themed events and decorations to encourage tourists to (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
Beetroot salad ‘risk factor’ in Cathay food poisoning cases, Hong Kong says
43 passengers on two flights were affected but Cathay Pacific says all of the samples it tested showed no sign of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Phishing alert as Hong Kong workers warned to be wary of fake company emails
Almost 10 per cent of workers clicked on a fake human resources department survey, a test involving 37,220 employees (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
FTU wants more religious tours, tour guide training
The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) on Friday urged the government to step up efforts to promote Hong Kong’s (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
Launch Hong Kong’s first drone economy projects in first quarter, alliance urges
Alliance backs 21 proposals out of 72 submitted to government to get new industry off the ground, including using (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025